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Lakers vs. Nuggets Game 1 Live Stream: Watch NBA Playoffs Online and on TV

Published by
Peter Dewey

The Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Friday night.

Here is when and how to watch the Lakers continue their quest for an NBA Finals berth online and on TV:

Date and Time: Friday, Sept. 18 at 6 p.m. PST
TV Channels: TNT
Live Stream: Watch Lakers vs. Nuggets here
Odds: Lakers -7.0 | O/U: 210

Los Angeles has rolled through the first two rounds of the playoffs, winning eight of their 10 contests.

Led by the All-NBA First Team duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers will look to win their first Game 1 of this postseason. They dropped the opening game of the series against both the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets.

The Nuggets are coming off their second comeback from a 3-1 deficit this postseason. They rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games in the second round of the playoffs.

The top-seed Lakers will have their hands full with Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic.

The game, as the rest of the playoffs have, will take place in the NBA’s Orlando, Fla. bubble.

Peter Dewey

Peter is a graduate of Quinnipiac University where he covered the MAAC and college basketball for three years. He has worked for NBC Sports, the Connecticut Sun and the Meriden Record-Journal covering basketball and other major sports. Follow him on Twitter @peterdewey2.

Published by
Peter Dewey

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